AGHE organized a women’s seminar on peace under the theme “Role of Women in Peace Building” in the last week of December 2005. It was dire need of time to involve women in peace building process in the area as the region have been suffering a worst sectarian violence for the last one year and the armed conflict have had a hidden, dramatic and disproportionate impact on women and children of the region.

AGHE undertook a project called “Women Training and Empowerment for Peace Building (WTEPB)” in Gilgit region which was of three months duration. The project was focused on providing training and education of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peace-building to the local working and non-working women in Gilgit region. By providing peace education knowledge to the women, it was possible to have a direct and

International Women Day was celebrated around the globe on March 8, 2006. Like always, this day was also celebrated in Northern Areas of Pakistan. Association of Global Humanists and Ethics decided to organize an exhibition in collaboration with Sahara Women Development and Welfare Centre Gilgit. This activity was undertaken in a rural area of Gilgit District (Jagir Basin). The aim of this activity was to highlight the handicraft work

The first Women Aman Jirga (peace committee was established in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. This historical decision was taken after a long and tiring struggle of women rights' activists and ongoing efforts of NGOs working for women rights. It is really a positive indicator of progressive thinking and change that Women’s role was recognized and formally notified by the government at high official level. By this step, women

September 8 is an occasion to give hope to the millions of women, men and children who cannot read or write even their own names. International Literacy Day is a timely reminder to the world about the importance of literacy for individuals, families, communities and whole societies. AGHE Pakistan called the mothers’ meeting on this special occasion to convey them the message of the day that “Literacy sustains

Gender-based violence is generally deeply rooted in regions like South Asia. Stereotype discrimination against women becomes even more dangerous and terrifying in a society which is tribal by nature or semi-tribal and male dominated like the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The Northern Areas (NAs) of Pakistan could be a paradise on earth for its pure scenic beauty, cultural diversity and natural resources, but it is a miserable place for

AGHE in collaboration with another local NGOs names as Ghizer Rural Areas Foundation commemorated the International Women Day 2007 under the theme “how to be voice of the voiceless” in District Ghizer of the Northern Areas of Pakistan where almost 150 women has committed suicides due to family conflicts and other domestic problems. The government noticed only few suicide cases which registered in the police stations.

It is view of the appalling level of living of women in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, that two regionally-based NGO’s called the ‘Association of Global Humanists and Ethics’ (AGHE) and the ‘Ghizer Rural Advancement Foundation’ (GRAF). District Ghizer initiated a project named as: Women and Family Assistance (WAFA) Project.

Major objectives of the project

AGHE established a Women Development Centre at nearby village named as Basin Pain in Gilgit District. The objectives of this one year pilot project were to increase the incomes of the local women and their families and to build the capacity of rural women. Building on the experience of previous community mobilization, this project mobilized the poor women in small groups to promote sustainable development and improved their financial